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1991- The second lawsuit of Apple vs. Apple was settled: Apple computers vs. Apple records (the Beatles label). The suit was about producing music. Of course there was a fine line between the lawsuit – after all Apple Computers is in the computer business and Apple Records was in the music making business. Nonetheless, the record label felt that Apple computer was starting to infringe on their turf, so they decided to make the attack. This issue went on a few times, later in the form of iTunes and the iPod.

This Day in Tech History podcast show notes for October 8

• Google buys Jaiku
• Moratorium on Bit Taxes
• Gateway buys Packard Bell

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Article by Jeffrey Powers @geekazine

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